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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Election Live Updates: A Caustic and Turbulent Race Is in Voters' Hands — Polls in parts of Indiana and Kentucky have closed, and voting ends in six more states including Georgia, a key battleground, at 7 p.m. Eastern time. Turnout looked strong in an election that Vice President Kamala Harris …
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
How Trump Accidentally Let His Biggest Advantage Over Harris Slip Away — If you've spent time on social media lately, you've surely encountered the argument that Kamala Harris and Democrats have squandered way too much time and resources on attacking Donald Trump as a sexual predator, dangerous madman, and wannabe fascist dictator.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Google Explains Why Search for ‘Where Can I Vote for Harris’ Showed a Map While Similar Trump Search Didn't … Earlier Tuesday, searches on Google for “Where can I vote for Harris?” displayed a “Where to vote” map that lets uses enter their street address to find their polling location.
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Harris defeats Trump in Virginia — Vice President Harris has won Virginia, maintaining Democrats' control of the state at the presidential level despite some Republican inroads in recent years, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. — Polls in the run-up to Election …
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Haisten Willis / Washington Examiner:
Biden will not attend Harris election night watch party
Biden will not attend Harris election night watch party
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Trump votes in his “last” election: “I don't even want to think about losing”
Trump votes in his “last” election: “I don't even want to think about losing”
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Advisers urge Donald Trump to declare victory prematurely on election night
Advisers urge Donald Trump to declare victory prematurely on election night
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Sarah Mearhoff / VTDigger:
Phil Scott votes for Kamala Harris for president
Phil Scott votes for Kamala Harris for president
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Associated Press:
AP VoteCast: Harris voters motivated by democracy, Trump supporters by inflation and immigration
AP VoteCast: Harris voters motivated by democracy, Trump supporters by inflation and immigration
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
MAGA outrage over wives voting for Kamala Harris is funny — but it's also dangerous
MAGA outrage over wives voting for Kamala Harris is funny — but it's also dangerous
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Florida's abortion amendment fails, leaving 6-week ban in place — Florida's abortion-rights ballot initiative fell short of passing on Tuesday, leaving in place a six-week abortion ban that has helped restrict access across almost all of the Southern U.S. — The measure's defeat …
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HuffPost:
Maryland Voters Add Protections For Abortion Rights To State Constitution — Maryland citizens have voted in favor of protecting abortion rights. — LOADING — Maryland voters approved a ballot measure on Tuesday to enshrine the right to abortion in the state's constitution.
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NBC News:
Florida Ballot Measures 2024
Florida Ballot Measures 2024
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Joanne Haner / The Hill:
Florida ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana fails
Florida ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana fails
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Adriana Gomez Licon / Associated Press:
Trump snaps at reporter when asked about abortion: ‘Stop talking about that’
Trump snaps at reporter when asked about abortion: ‘Stop talking about that’
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NBC News:
NBC News Exit Poll: Voters express deep concern about America's democracy and economy — Women are twice as likely as men to rank abortion as their top issue, according to preliminary results from the national survey. — The state of democracy and the economy in the United States …
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NBC News:
NBC News Exit Poll: Harris loses ground with Latinos — NBC News Exit Poll Desk — Latino men are breaking for Trump by a 10-point margin, 54% to 44%, in a major reversal from four years ago, according to the NBC News Exit Poll. In 2020, Latino men backed Biden over Trump by a 23-point margin, 59% to 36%.
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NBC News:
Election 2024 live updates: Latest news and results as Americans head to the polls to vote for Trump or Harris — Control of the House, Senate and many key states is also up for grabs, in addition to a number of crucial ballot measures. … Arab American voters in Michigan opt for third-party candidate Jill Stein
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Live Presidential Forecast — Our election model estimates the outcome of the race in real time based on polling data, the votes reported so far and what we expect from remaining votes. Read how it works › — Chance of winning — No estimates yet
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Jo Yurcaba / NBC News:
Sarah McBride becomes the first out transgender person elected to Congress — McBride, a Democrat who served two terms as a state senator, wins Delaware's only House seat, NBC News projects. — WILMINGTON, Del. — Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride won the state's only House seat Tuesday …
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CNN:
Non-credible bomb threats against Atlanta-area polling places were from Russia, secretary of state says — Several non-credible bomb threats that briefly disrupted voting at two Georgia polling places originated from Russia, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters Tuesday.
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Josef Federman / Associated Press:
Israel's Netanyahu dismisses his defense minister as wars rage. Protests erupt across country — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant, in a surprise announcement that came as the country is embroiled in wars on multiple fronts across the region.
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Tracey Tully / New York Times:
Andy Kim Wins in New Jersey to Become the First Korean American Senator — Mr. Kim, a Democrat, will take the seat previously held by Robert Menendez, who resigned after being convicted of taking bribes. — Representative Andy Kim was elected on Tuesday to the U.S. Senate …
Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
X Is a White-Supremacist Site … X has always had a nazi problem. I've covered the site, formerly known as Twitter, for more than a decade and reported extensively on its harassment problems, its verification (and then de-verification) of a white nationalist, and the glut of anti-Semitic hatred that roiled the platform in 2016.
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New York Times:
Musk to Spend Election Night With Trump — Elon Musk has spent $119 million on a super PAC supporting Donald Trump and held events on his behalf. But his ownership of X is especially valuable. — Elon Musk plans to spend election night with former President Donald J. Trump …
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Shia Kapos / Politico:
Kellyanne Conway worries about Trump's safety on Election Day
Kellyanne Conway worries about Trump's safety on Election Day
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Katherine Landergan / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Supreme Court: Cobb County absentee ballots must be returned by Election Day — The court sided with the Republican National Committee, removing the relief that a lower court ordered. — The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday ordered that Cobb County may only count absentee ballots received by 7 p.m. on Election Day.
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CNN:
Trump campaign denies and revokes journalists' election night credentials after critical coverage — New York CNN — Journalists from multiple news organizations have been denied credentials to former President Donald Trump's election night watch event in West Palm Beach, Florida …
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Democrat Josh Stein defeats Republican Mark Robinson in N.C. governor's race — NBC News projects Stein will keep the governorship in Democrats' hands after a campaign that was defined by Robinson's litany of inflammatory statements. — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein defeated …
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Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
Live House election results for 2024 races — House elections live balance of power for 2024 — All 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are on the ballot on Election Day, and whichever party wins control of the House will likely have a slim majority, making every seat crucial to a majority.
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
How are things looking in Pennsylvania? Dems are feeling cautiously optimistic — How are Democrats feeling in Pennsylvania, the most pivotal battleground in the country? Cautiously optimistic. I surveyed 10 Dem elected officials and strategists across the state and, to a person …
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Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
Julie Johnson becomes first openly LGBTQ person to serve Texas in Congress — Julie Johnson was projected to win her election Tuesday for Texas's 32nd Congressional District, making history as the first openly LGBTQ person to represent Texas in Congress and the first elected from anywhere in the South …
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Journal Sentinel:
Milwaukee rerunning more than 30,000 absentee ballots over error, delaying results — Vanessa Swales Alison DirrMilwaukee Journal Sentinel — The City of Milwaukee restarted the processing about 31,000 absentee ballots after an election observer brought to officials' attention that doors covering …
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CBS News:
Trump projected to win Texas, Wyoming, Dakotas; update on battlegrounds — CBS News projects that former President Donald Trump will win Texas, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett gives an update on the battleground states of Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Elon Musk is sued over $1 million election giveaway — Elon Musk was sued in a proposed class action on Tuesday by registered voters who signed his petition to support the Constitution for a chance to win his $1 million-a-day giveaway, and now claim it was a fraud.
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Ramon Antonio Vargas / The Guardian:
Texas church removes four elders over Trump-linked founder's abuse of girl, 12, in 1980s — Church said leaders ‘failed to inquire further’ after learning Robert Morris, ex-Trump adviser, molested girl for years — A Dallas-area Christian megachurch has removed four of its elders …
Associated Press:
AP Race Call: Democrat Angela Alsobrooks wins election to U.S. Senate from Maryland — The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats …
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Democrat Wesley Bell wins race for Cori Bush's House seat — St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell will win his House race to represent Missouri's 1st Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects. — Bell's defeat of Republican Andrew Jones is no surprise in the solidly Democratic district …
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Stein defeats scandal-plagued Robinson in North Carolina gubernatorial race — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein (D) will become the next governor of the state, defeating controversial Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R), Decision Desk HQ projects. — Stein's win does not come as a surprise.
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Trump-loving evangelical leader busted with hard drive full of appalling images — The former head of a Christian conservative voter outreach has been arrested for possession of child sexual abuse materials. — Jason C. Yates, former CEO of My Faith Votes, has been charged in Minnesota …
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